Hay-rack



(No Model.)

O. ZENGLER.

HAY RACK. No. 455,895. Patented July 14, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

CASPER ZENGLER, or CANTON, OHIO.

HAY-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of, Letters Patent No. 455,895, dated July14, 1891. Application filed February 28, 1891. Serial No. 383,208. (Nomodel.)

.I' 0 all whom, itmay concern;

Q Be it known that I, CASPER ZENGLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, 1n the county ofStark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Racks; andI dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, in which Figure l is a top view showinga portion of thecenter board or bottom. Fig. 2 is an edge view. Fig. 3 is an end view.Fig. at is an end View illustrating the position of the different partswhen the rack is folded. Fig. 5 is a detached view showing a portion ofone of the trusses. Fig. 6 is a view showing one of the pivoted armspartially elevated and illustrating the positions of the center sill andshowing the end of one of the trusses. Fig. 7 is a detached View of oneof the looking or retaining blocks.

The present invention has relation to hayracks; and it consists in thediiferent parts and combination of parts hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In theaccompanying drawings, A represents the center sill, which islocated as illustrated in the drawings and extends the entire length ofthe rack proper.

To the sill A are pivotally attached the arms 13, which are locatedsubstantially as illus trated in the drawings, and in the drawings fourarms are shown located upon each side of the center sill A; but it willbe understood thata greaterorless number of arms B may be used, ifdesired; but I prefer to use four arms located upon each side of thesill, as illustrated in the drawings. The arms ll are pivotallyconnected or attached to the center sill A by means of the angle-ironsa, which an gle-irons are securely attached to the center .sill A bymeans of suitable screws or their equivalents. The arms B are pivotallyconnected by means of the clamping-bolts Z) or the cross-bars D by meansof the clips 6 and the clamping-bolts f. It will be understood that thecross-bars D are to rest upon the front and rear bolsters in theordinary manner.

For the purpose of preventing the rack proper from inovingendwise uponthe wagonproper the clips g are provided, which clips are securelyattached to the cross-bars D in any convenient and well-known manner.

To the crossbars D are securely attached the bottom or lower ends of theposts or standards h, and to the top or upper end of the posts orstandards it are securely attached the trusses E, said trussesbeinglocated substantially as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

For the pu rpose of strengthening the trusses E the braces F areprovided, which braces are securely attached to the trusses E and to thecross-bars D.

To the pivoted arms B are securely attached the notched blocks G, saidblocks being provided with the notches or recesses 70.

The notches k are for the purpose of receiving the ends of the trussesE, and thereby providing a rest for the center of the arms 13.

\Vhen it is desired to fold the rack proper, the end bars C are removed,at which time the arms B are free to be folded together, therebyreducing the bulk of the rack, thereby providing a better meansfor-storing the rack.

It will be understood that before folding the arms B the ladder H andthe binding-bar I should be turned down upon the center sill A or thebottom A, thereby placing said parts in position, so as not to interferewith the folding of the arms B.

It will be understood that the ladder H and To the center sill A aresecurely attachedthe binding-bar I should each be pivotally connected tothe trusses E by means of the rock-bars J.

In the drawings the rock-bars J are pivotall y connected to the trussesE by means of the staples k, the manner of connecting" the rock-bars Jbeing immaterial.

It Will be understood that by my peculiar arrangement I am enabled todispense with the ordinary side sills and substitute therefor a centersill, which is so located that it will not interfere with the frontwagon-Wheels when the Wagon is turned.

The trusses E are so located that they will clear the frontWagon-Wheels.

The trusses E are each provided with the shoulders g, which are for thepurpose of abutting against the faces of the blocks G when the arms Bare placed in the position illustrated in Fig. 1.

It will be understood that my rack can be used for hauling all bulkymaterial, such as boxes and beer-kegs.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

pivoted arms B, the side rails c, the endbars C, the cross-bars D, fixedto the center sill, the trusses E, having shoulders g, theblocks G,having recesses 70 to receive said trusses, the clips e,'and theclamping-bolts f, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

CASPER ZENGLER. Witnesses:

F. W. BOND, E. A. 0. SMITH.

